PRESS RELEASE: FINA Officially Announces Intent to Appeal Doping Case to CAS
In a previously implied-and-anticipated move, FINA has officially decided to appeal the doping suspensions (or lack thereof) to the international…
In Briefs: Brent Hayden Latest to Speak Out About Cielo, Brazilian Doping Suspensions
Canada’s Brent Hayden is the latest swimmer to speak out against the light suspension given to Brazil’s Cesar Cielo in…
CBDA Replaces Nicholas Santos and Henrique Barbosa for World Championships; Molina's Spot Also Filled
In a move we foreshadowed yesterday, CBDA president Coarcey Nunes has announced that Nicholas Santos and Henrique Barbosa have been…
Brazilian Doping Scandal: Santos Could Take Brunt of Punishment
(Update: the CBDA has announced replacements for both swimmers. See details here.) There’s a new angle arising in the Cesar…
Lab Accepts Fault for Cielo, Three Other Brazilians' Positive Tests
Earlier today, Cesar Cielo revealed on his personal blog that he and three of his Brazilian teammates had received warnings…
Brazilian Swimming Legend Fabiola Molina Tests Positive For Stimulant; Out of World Championships
News out of Brazil, first reported by the Portugese-language blog BestSwimming.com.Br, is that Fabiola Molina has tested positive for a…
CBDA Announces Brazilian World Championship Roster
Nearly simultaneously with Swimming South Africa’s announcement of their World Championship Roster, the Brazilian Swimming Federation (CBDA) has announced their…
Molina Holds Off Coventry in 100 Back, Mellouli & Coventry Take Home Swimmer of the Meet Awards
The final day of competition at the 2011 Maria Lenk Trophy was full of finals, and handed out the most…
Kaio Almeida Swims 3rd-Ranked 200 Fly Time at Maria Lenk Day 5
Day 5 (finals session 4) at the Julio DelMare Aquatics Complex in Rio de Janiero saw a few finals, but…
Cielo Eyes Textile Bests; Foreign Stars Converge for Maria Lenk Trophy
Special thanks to our Brazlian correspondents Caio Leal and D’Artagnan Dias. Caio writes a great Portugese-Language swimming blog at http://simplesmenteesporte.wordpress.com/….
Cielo Passes on 50 Free, Wins 100 Fly Instead on Final Day of Brazilian Trials
It appears as though Brazilian sprinter Cesar Cielo is really taking the butterfly races (and his overall strength and conditioning)…
Henrique Rodrigues Posts 4th-Ranked Time in 200 IM in Brazil
With Cesar Cielo taking the session off, Henrique Rodrigues stepped up and stole the show at the 3rd-day of the…
Cielo Wins Men's 50 Fly on Day 2 of Brazilian "Trials"
Cesar Cielo was back in the water on day 2 in the ill-named Brazilian “World Championship Trials” with a second…
Cielo Posts 48.66 On First Day of Brazilian Trials
Special thanks to our Brazlian correspondents Caio Leal and D’Artagnan Dias. Caio writes a great Portugese-Language swimming blog at http://simplesmenteesporte.wordpress.com/….
